Computers & Education
December 2008 Volume 51, Number 4
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 30
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Design of contents for ICT literacy in-service training of teachers in Korea
Jong Hye Kim, Soon Young Jung & Won Gyu Lee
The importance of ICT literacy education for students and teachers in the information society cannot be overemphasized. The Korean government had developed an ICT literacy curriculum for students... More
pp. 1683-1706
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On the role of senses in education
Zoltán Kátai, Katalin Juhász & Alpár Károly Adorjáni
The efficiency of teaching algorithms can be highly improved by utilizing the senses as educational aids. The authors have developed a new didactical method and a software tool which exemplifies,... More
pp. 1707-1717
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Breaking concept boundaries to enhance creative potential: Using integrated concept maps for conceptual self-awareness
Gloria Yi-Ming Kao, Sunny S.J. Lin & Chuen-Tsai Sun
The authors address the role of computer support for building conceptual self-awareness—that is, enabling students to think outside of concept boundaries in hope of enhancing creative potential.... More
pp. 1718-1728
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Examining the pedagogical foundations of modern educational computer games
Mansureh Kebritchi & Atsusi “2c” Hirumi
This study examines the pedagogical foundations of modern educational (computer video) games. Specifically, Cooper’s [Cooper, H. (1985, Mar 31–April 4). A taxonomy of literature reviews. In Paper... More
pp. 1729-1743
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eTeacher: Providing personalized assistance to e-learning students
Silvia Schiaffino, Patricio Garcia & Analia Amandi
In this paper we present eTeacher, an intelligent agent that provides personalized assistance to e-learning students. eTeacher observes a student’s behavior while he/she is taking online courses... More
pp. 1744-1754
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What is online learner participation? A literature review
Stefan Hrastinski
It is commonly argued that a key challenge for e-learning is to encourage learner participation. Even though this challenge has received increased attention by researchers, little effort has been... More
pp. 1755-1765
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Ubiquitous laptop usage in higher education: Effects on student achievement, student satisfaction, and constructivist measures in honors and traditional classrooms
Christian Wurst, Claudia Smarkola & Mary Anne Gaffney
Three years of graduating business honors cohorts in a large urban university were sampled to determine whether the introduction of ubiquitous laptop computers into the honors program contributed... More
pp. 1766-1783
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The effects of instructional support and learner interests when learning using computer simulations
Melek Yaman, Claudia Nerdel & Horst Bayrhuber
Within the scope of this study, the effectiveness of two kinds of instructional support was evaluated with regard to the learner’s interests. Two versions of a simulation program about the... More
pp. 1784-1794
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Women and computers. Effects of stereotype threat on attribution of failure
Sabine C. Koch, Stephanie M. Müller & Monika Sieverding
This study investigated whether stereotype threat can influence women’s attributions of failure in a computer task. Male and female college-age students (n=86, 16–21 years old) from Germany were... More
pp. 1795-1803
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The nature, reception, and use of online peer feedback in higher education
J. van der Pol, B.A.M. van den Berg, W.F. Admiraal & P.R.J. Simons
This article focuses on the use of online interactive peer feedback in higher education and identifies the successful uptake of feedback as an important aspect. We investigate the link between the ... More
pp. 1804-1817
